NEW DELHI: The sale of Alliance Air is "definitely" on the agenda of the government, even as the airline continues to do its job in terms of connectivity, Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told HT in an interview on Tuesday, as he discussed growth in the aviation sector, and new opportunities, among other issues.
"Alliance Air is definitely slated for disinvestment. In the interim, it's doing its job in terms of connectivity," Scindia said.
On growth in the Indian aviation sector, he said that while domestic traffic has picked up, international traffic is still taking time. "We're almost at pre-Covid level of 12 million per month as far as domestic air traffic is concerned. International passenger traffic, however, is taking time. It is shocking that the demand constraint has now turned into a supply constraint internationally. They just are not enough planes. But having said that, we've finally achieved 1,000 flights a day in the international sector on November 20. So we are seeing very strong green shoots..."
'New airlines now being born rather than shutting down'
NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia spoke to Neha LM Tripathi about the growth in the aviation sector, the potential disinvestment of Alliance Air, new opportunities, and broadening and deepening the Indian aviation space, among other issues. Edited excerpts:
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